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Tatobotys tanyscia

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Crambidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Tatobotys

Tatobotys tanyscia is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by West in 1931. It is found in the Philippines (Palawan).

The wingspan is 15-16 mm. The forewings are sepia, with warm buff points on the costa and two warm buff patches obliquely on the lower half of the wing, one antemedially and the other just before the postmedial line. There is a warm buff spot between the two. The postmedial fascia consists of a fine, wavy, warm buff line from the costa to vein 2. The hindwings are sepia with a warm buff patch at the base. The medial fascia is oblique, waved and warm buff and the postmedial fascia is oblique and warm buff.

References

Tatobotys tanyscia Wikipedia


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